School of Information Sciences

Livia Ferreira

PhD, Information Sciences, Illinois (in progress)

BS, Archival Studies (on pause), Fluminense Federal University, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

MS, Information Science, Fluminense Federal University, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

BS, Library and Documentation, Fluminense Federal University, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

Pronouns: she/her

Research focus

I work with the intersections of information, culture, and society, with particular attention to memory and cultural heritage. Currently, my focus is on the preservation and conservation of video games as cultural and informational objects.

Honors and Awards

  • Best Paper by GT Award, GT 10 — Information and Memory, Vitória, Brazil, 2024: given by the National Association for Research and Graduate Studies in Information Science (ANCIB) for the paper "Biblioclasm as a research framework in information science: an analysis from the Argentine Center for Scientific and Technological Information" presented at the National Conference of Research and Graduate Studies in Information Science (ENANCIB).

Publications & Papers

Visit Livia Ferreira's Google Scholar page.

Ferreira, L. (2025). Memoricide: Perspectives from the lens of Information ScienceDissertation, Fluminense Federal University]. https://app.uff.br/riuff/handle/1/38503

Ferreira, L., & Juvêncio, C. H. (2024, September 28). Biblioclasm as a Research Framework in Information Science: An Analysis from the Argentine Center for Scientific and Technological Information. XXIV ENCONTRO NACIONAL DE PESQUISA E PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO EM CIÊNCIA DA INFORMAÇÃO. XXIV ENCONTRO NACIONAL DE PESQUISA E PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO EM CIÊNCIA DA INFORMAÇÃO. https://enancib.ancib.org/index.php/enancib/xxivenancib/paper/view/2793

Ferreira, L., & Juvêncio, C. H. (2025). Oblivion and destruction in the social construction of memory. Transinformação, 37, e2510623. https://doi.org/10.1590/2318-0889202537e2510623

Ferreira, L., Cavotti, G., & Juvêncio, C. H. (2023, September 28). Memory for the world: The UNESCO program in response to memoricide. XXIII ENCONTRO NACIONAL DE PESQUISA E PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO EM CIÊNCIA DA INFORMAÇÃO. XXIII ENCONTRO NACIONAL DE PESQUISA E PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO EM CIÊNCIA DA INFORMAÇÃO. https://brapci.inf.br/v/258084

Ferreira, L., Cavotti, G., & Juvêncio, C. H. (2025). Dissonant heritage in the Brazilian context. Em Questão, 31, e-143930. https://doi.org/10.1590/1808-5245.31.143930

Presentations

Ferreira, L. (2024, September 28). Biblioclasm as a Research Framework in Information Science: An Analysis from the Argentine Center for Scientific and Technological Information [Conference]. In XXIV ENCONTRO NACIONAL DE PESQUISA E PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO EM CIÊNCIA DA INFORMAÇÃO. GT 10 - Information and Memory. https://enancib.ancib.org/index.php/enancib/xxivenancib/paper/view/2793

Ferreira, L. (2025, October 14). Memoricide: Perspectives from the lens of Information Science [Seminar]. VI Seminário de Produção Discente do PPGCI-UFF. https://www.even3.com.br/vi-spd-ppgci-uff-2025-536217/

Ferreira, L. (2025, March 25). Scientific writing: Questions about ethics, fraud, and the use of AI. [Seminar]. XXIII Encontro Acadêmico do GCI.

Ferreira, L., Cavotti, L., & Juvêncio, C. H. (2023, September 28). Memory for the world: The UNESCO program in response to memoricide [Conference]. In XXIII ENCONTRO NACIONAL DE PESQUISA E PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO EM CIÊNCIA DA INFORMAÇÃOhttps://brapci.inf.br/v/258084

School of Information Sciences

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